WORLD SIDESHOW FESTIVAL

BALLARAT MECHANICS INSTITUTE

May, 2019

BALLARAT MECHANICS INSTITUTE

May 2019

That’s a wrap, WSF17 is over

and it was a magical event for all involved. We had hundreds of happy audience members watch 6 shows over 3 days and nights. There were five international artists and eleven Australian artists. The event is growing in scale and stature. Next time will be bigger and better again. Stay tuned. we’ll be back!

The World Sideshow Festival is a celebration of post modern sideshow.

Held Bi-anually in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, the festival aims to showcase the best new sideshow in the world.

This year we are proud to introduce international sideshow legend  The Headmaster from Norway, and the World’s greatest sideshow comedy magic act  The Monsters of Schlock  from Canada.

We have the hit of the last festival  The League of Sideshow Superstars returning with an all new cast and an explosion of girl power in The Wild Women of Sideshow starring Tweedle Needle from Holland.

We even have a show for the kids, 2pm Saturday you will see the best sideshow clowns in The Silly Circus Sideshow

Sideshow is expanding as a genre and the festival is proud to feature a range of shows to suit all tastes performed by the best sideshow artists from around the world.

Here is a quick look at the highlights of last festival.

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"The World Sideshow Festival was a brilliant affair, I'll be back, if they'll have me"

Erik “The Lizardman” Sprague